browny

English

Etymology

brown +‎ -y

Adjective

browny (comparative more browny, superlative most browny)

  1. Somewhat brown; having a brownish tinge.
    • William Shakespeare, A Lover's Complaint
      His browny locks did hang in crooked curles.
    • 2003, Nora Roberts, chapter 3, in Key of Knowledge, →ISBN, page 48:
      “Pink, browny red,” he repeated, grinning.
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